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California and Texas both saw decrease in job openings in December

California

California experienced a decrease of 11,258 job openings from November 2014 to December 2014, a 6.91% monthly decrease.

Month	Total Openings	Monthly Change	Yearly Change
Dec-14	436019	-2.52%	-6.91%
Nov-14	447277	-10.45%	15.15%
Oct-14	499494	7.47%	21.56%
Sep-14	464759	-18.01%	-2.91%
Aug-14	566834	-0.67%	27.78%
Jul-14	570648	6.01%	27.68%
Jun-14	538310	0.55%	16.09%
May-14	535368	-5.24%	20.85%
Apr-14	565001	23.20%	26.68%
Mar-14	458591	2.14%	-2.59%
Feb-14	448997	-4.13%	0.79%
Jan-14	468361	20.57%	11.64%

Texas

Texas experienced a decrease of 8,140 job openings from November 2014 to December 2014, a 2.92% monthly decrease.

Month	Total Openings	Monthly Change	Yearly Change
Dec-14	270,849	-2.92%	-10.76%
Nov-14	278,989	-11.11%	10.78%
Oct-14	313,873	8.34%	19.17%
Sep-14	289,703	-20.46%	-5.86%
Aug-14	364,236	-1.23%	27.59%
Jul-14	368,784	7.36%	28.75%
Jun-14	343,517	0.21%	14.99%
May-14	342,800	-5.20%	20.03%
Apr-14	361,597	22.06%	25.80%
Mar-14	296,241	3.08%	-1.95%
Feb-14	287,386	-5.31%	1.30%
Jan-14	303,498	20.51%	12.47%

Source: BLS

Elementary and Middle School Teachers experienced the largest increase of job openings nationwide for Dec

Elementary and Middle School teachers experienced the largest increase of new openings of all occupations in the US for the month of December with 4,017 new job openings.

Month	Occupation	Total_Openings	New_Openings
Dec 2014	Elementary and Middle School Teachers	34,298	4,017

Source: BLS

Tallahassee, FL experienced largest increase in job openings of all US MSAs for Dec

The Tallahassee, FL MSA (metropolitan statistical area) experienced the largest increase of job openings of all MSAs in the United States for the month of December with 155 new openings.

Month	MSA	Total Openings	New Openings
December 2014	Tallahassee, FL	8,330	155

Source: BLS

Top 3 occupations with the most new job openings in Texas for Dec

The top three occupations with the most new job openings in Texas for the month of December were Elementary and Middle School Teachers with 404 new openings, Registered Nurses with 267 new openings, and Nursing, Psychiatric, and home Health Aides with 212 new openings.

December 2014

Occupation	Total_Openings	New_Openings
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides	2,332	212
Registered Nurses	2,508	267
Elementary and Middle School Teachers	3,452	404

Source: BLS

California RN’s, PA’s, and therapists see increase in job openings from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in California for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants increased from 14,866 in November 2014 to 16,429 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 1.54 to 1.20 in the same span.

Source: BLS

Image source: http://pediatric-nurse-practitioners.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-5-cardiac-care-nursing-jobs-for-we.html

California innovation job openings decreased from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in California for “Innovation Type Jobs” decreased from 24,404 in November 2014 to 23,218 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.86 to 0.79 in the same span.

Innovation jobs definition: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/26/1233/

Image source: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/09/23/symposium-innovation-ecosystems-jobs-wea.html

California STEM job openings increased from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in California for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs increased from 66,268 in November 2014 to 67,091 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 1.27 to 1.12 in the same span.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://fairmountinc.com/help-wanted-1-2-million-good-paying-jobs-available/

Texas innovation job openings decreased from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in Texas for “Innovation Type Jobs” decreased from 12,748 in November 2014 to 12,021 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.66 to 0.58 in the same span.

Innovation jobs definition: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/26/1233/

Source: BLS

Image source: http://www.americas.gecapital.com/insight-and-ideas/capital-perspectives/innovation-secrets-of-steve-jobs

Texas STEM job openings decreased from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in Texas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs decreased from 39,659 in November to 39,570 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.81 to 0.68 in the same span.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

Source: BLS

Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html

Texas RN’s, therapists, and PA’s see increase in job openings from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in Texas for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants increased from 9,189 to 10,144 from November 2014 to December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 0.85 to 0.63 during that same span.

Source: BLS

Image source: http://www.carrollhs.org/s/1253/index.aspx?pgid=877